William Carey (Miss.) (regular-season champion) automatically qualifies for the 2017 Buffalo Funds-NAIA Division I Men's Basketball National ChampionshipDalton State (Ga.) (tournament champion) automatically qualifies for the 2017 Buffalo Funds-NAIA Division I Men's Basketball National ChampionshipRegular-season champion and tournament champion automatically qualify for the 2017 Buffalo Funds-NAIA Division I Men's Basketball National Championship. If regular-season champion and tournament champion are the same team, then the tournament runner-up will receive auto berth.